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King James Bible

Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

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Paul's Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Redemption in Christ

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

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Spiritual Blessings

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

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just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,

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According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

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Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

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to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He [a]made us accepted in the Beloved.

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To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

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In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

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which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and [b]prudence,

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Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

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having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

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Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

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that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, [c]both which are in heaven and which are on earth — in Him.

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That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

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In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

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In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

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that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

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That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

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In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

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In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

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who[d] is the [e]guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

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Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

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Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

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Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

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do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

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Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

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the eyes of your [f]understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

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The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

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and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

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And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

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which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

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Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

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far above all principality[g] and [h]power and [i]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

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Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

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And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

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And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

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Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

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